![]() ![]() ![]() Why is research important for fiction?īecause even William Shakespeare, one of the most iconic figures of literature, erred in making anachronisms. So, here’s the bottom line: do n’t assume, and get your research down. An inconsistent story is off-putting to even the most immersed reader. Grammar mistakes are jarring, but so are plot holes. But the further you go back, through the annals of history, the harder it becomes to strive for such authenticity. ![]() Your task is (ever so slightly) easier if you are writing about situations contemporary to you. It may be an account of imaginary events, but is still heavily rooted in the real.įor a writer, this means in-depth research about various aspects of novel writing, including cultural and social context, character behavior, and historical details. If we accept literature as a reflection of the world around us, then we must also acknowledge that the best of fiction stems from reality. The history of fiction writing presents an inherent paradox: the most gripping of novels require you to write of imagined events in a realistic way. There is this unspoken assumption that fiction, because it is of imagined events, has nothing to do with reality (and therefore researching for a novel is not important). The most basic understanding of “fiction” in literature is that it is a written piece that depicts imaginary occurrences. ![]()
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